This presentation by His Excellency John Oxley is informed and entertaining but is an example of these NHSA talks, recorded decades ago. South Africa and its armed services have changed ...
Captain B. Nobes provides an overview of the evolution of submarines and the development of the RAN’s submarine arm
This history of the submarine development is presented in this concise yet comprehensive overview from a RAN officer with a close association with such vessels, Captain B. Nobes, Commanding Officer ...
‘The Class of 1932’ as remembered by Rear Admiral Mussared as a ‘particular year’. He traces the careers of his ‘Jervis Year’ from their arrival at the Naval College through World War 2
Brynmor Wheatley Mussared entered the Royal Australian Naval College at Jervis Bay in 1932, as a young cadet. On passing out from the college in 1935 he was awarded ‘maximum time’ ...
When the German paratroopers invaded Crete, Lew Lind was taken prisoner, but escaped
In 1941, Australian, British, New Zealand, Greek and German soldiers fought a savage battle for possession of the island of Crete. The result was another evacuation by sea of defeated British soldiers, and the ...
One of the most challenging projects undertaken by the NHSA – salvaging the bow of HMAS Parramatta I.
Lew Lind, BEM, the man who was major force in creating the NHSA, and its first president, tells the story of one of the Society’s most challenging undertakings -the salvage ...